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Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi / Features / India / Bengali, Hindi / 01:33:00 / 2025

Maya lives with her husband, Sundar, and their teenage son, Debu, in a bustling suburb of Kolkata. She works multiple jobs, while Sundar is a retired soldier suffering from PTSD. Debu, often left to care for his father, is torn between embarrassment and affection.
One night Maya wakes to find Sundar gone. Sundar is a suspect in a murder investigation, and a search ensues.
When Sundar returns to Maya a few days later, the family balance is put to test.

Cast and Crew  

Director: Tanushree Das, Saumyananda Sahi
Writer: Saumyananda Sahi
Producer: Naren Chandavarkar, Aman Mann, Shaunak Sen, Saumyananda Sahi
Cast: Tillotama Shome, Chandan Bisht, Sayan Karmakar, Suman Saha

Director’s Bio

Tanushree Das graduated from the University of Calcutta with a Masters in English Literature, and began her career as a theatre person – directing as well as acting. In 2011 Tanushree graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. with a Diploma in Film Editing. Tanushree‘s work as an editor has been screened to critical acclaim in film festivals around the world, including at Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, Rome, Pingyao, Hot Docs and Busan.

Filmography –

  • ‘For You and Me’ (11 mins, experimental short, 2013)
  • ‘A New Life’ (21 mins, fiction, 2024)

Born in Bangalore, Saumyananda Sahi studied philosophy at St Stephens College, Delhi before attending the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. Saumyananda has worked as a cinematographer on a variety of projects, both factual and fiction, which have gone on to screen and win awards at festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Sundance, Locarno and Rotterdam. He has been nominated for an Asia Pacific Award, Filmfare Award

  • Filmography –
  • ‘Small Things Big Things’ (67 mins, documentary, 2014)
  • ‘Remembering Kurdi’ (64 mins, documentary, 2016)
  • ‘A New Life’ (21 mins, fiction, 2024)

Participation in other Festivals:

  • Berlin International Film Festival, 2025
  • San Francisco International Film Festival SFFILM, 2025
  • Indian Film Festival of Melbourne, 2025 – Winner of Equality In Cinema Award
  • Chicago South Asian Film Festival, 2025
  • International Film festival of South Asia, Toronto, 2025 – Winner of Best Actor Female (International Feature) – Tillotama Shome & Best Director (International Feature) 
  • New Generations Indian Independent Film Festival Frankfurt, 2025
  • Rendezvous With Madness, Toronto, 2025
  • El Gouna Film Festival, 2025 – Winner of NETPAC Award
  • International Crime and Punishment Film Festival, 2025 – Winner of Jury Special Award
  • São Paulo International Film Festival, 2025
  • LEFFEST Lisboa Film Festival, 2025 – Winner of Revelation Award
  • Sharjah Film Platform, 2025
  • Hainan Island International Film Festival, 2025
  • International Film Festival of Kerala, 2025 – Winner of Rajata Chakoram for Best Debut Director, FSSI KR Mohanan Award for Best Debut Director from India, Special Jury Mention for Performance – Tillottama Shome
  • Amodini International Film Festival, 2025
  • Pune International Film Festival, 2026
  • Black Movie Festival in Geneva, 2026
  • Indian Film Festival of Bhubaneswar, 2026
  • BIFFes, 2026
  • Regards Satellites, 2026 – Winner of Grand Prix Ambition Saint-Denis / Regards Satellites & Prix Du Public (Audience Award)
  • Happiness Film Festival, 2026
  • Kottayam International Film Festival, 2026